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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “A very enlightening story and a great example as to how student- teacher relationship could be... |
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SAISBHA wrote this review Saturday, October 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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SMITHA K wrote this review Thursday, October 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“honesty, trust, respect and friendship!”
Clockwork Orange wrote this review Thursday, September 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“touching story”
souljai j wrote this review Wednesday, August 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Classic , Amust read!”
PrabhaJha wrote this review Saturday, August 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“sweet book”
priya j wrote this review Wednesday, July 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this book is very interesting because it is about a student teacher relationship in the ghetto of london. Its a little hard to picture that because London is known for its fancy buildings and rich people but apparantly the ghetto is just as bad as it is here in NYC. i thought that the book was inspiring because the teacher was black and it was a very tough time for blacks, especially in London. The main character had to show courage when he became the new teacher at the school. He went into a classroom full kids that would not pay attention to any adult. ”
CAMILO D wrote this review Thursday, June 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i felt the book was better than the movie, Poitier notwithstanding. this was my first for real 'grown up' book, and i loved it!”
jaki- t wrote this review Wednesday, March 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
2 of 4 members found this review helpful“Over the years what with reading so many of other stories about teachers in a tough school turning around the class they taught I had not quite remembered if I read this one, although most of those I do remember - whether from books or from news or otherwise, true stories or others based on true stories - are mostly about inner city schools, more about Manhattan or similar regions, perhaps predominantly about New York City. Then again living in a region does familiarise one with happenings there, and too the circumstances there are fertile for much of similar stories.
Dr. J. G. wrote this review Tuesday, December 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Then again if the review sounds unfamiliar it might be that I read it before the differences of the stories sunk in - it takes a certain blasé adult to notice the racial lines first or foremost, before the rest of the story and its theme. Or an upbringing where those things matter more. If I read the book again, I might notice if this factor had escaped me - or I might remember other details that are not similar to the New York stories along similar lines. ”
“what can one say..... this book has made me know ppl better and at the end tear surface up.....a sweet yet powerful book.”
sneha ghosh wrote this review Thursday, October 30 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
